Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.
Cast
Jesse Eisenberg
Casey
Alessandro Nivola
Sensei
Imogen Poots
Anna
Steve Terada
Thomas
David Zellner
Henry
Phillip Andre Botello
Kennith
Jason Burkey
Alex
Mike Brooks
Steve
C.J. Rush
Other Steve
Davey Johnson
Gun Store Owner
Hauke Bahr
Grant
Katherine Martin
Bakery Woman
Cameron Murphy
New White Belt
Nicholas Hulstine
Pickup Truck Driver
Lena Friedrich
French Girl
Louis Robert Thompson
Veterinarian
Dallas Edwards
Manuel
Katherine Smith-Rodden
Store Cashier
Frederic Spitz
French Guy
Alex Haydon
Man Wearing Pants
Mark Sawyer-Dailey
Man Reading Newspaper
Leland Orser
Detective McCallister
Josh Fadem
Serial Killer
Scott Goodman
Drunk Man
Justin Eaton
Lone Man
Caroline Amiguet
French Audio Instructor (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Scott Phelps
Additional Gaffer
Riley Stearns
Director, Screenplay
Sarah Beth Shapiro
Editor
Michael Ragen
Director of Photography
Siena Brown
First Assistant Director
Stephanie Adams
Second Assistant Director
Erick Lagunes
Second Second Assistant Director
Diletta Di Nicolantonio
Assistant Director
David Zellner
Executive Producer
Nathan Zellner
Executive Producer
Andrew Karpen
Executive Producer
Munika Lay
Executive Producer
Kent Sanderson
Executive Producer
Andrew Kortschak
Producer
Walter Kortschak
Producer
Stephanie Whonsetler
Producer
Cody Ryder
Producer
Lisa Ciuffetti
Co-Producer
Camille Bertrand
Co-Producer
Charlotte Royer
Production Design
Geoffrey Storts
First Assistant Camera
Josh Boyd
Second Assistant Camera
David Lowe
Dolly Grip
Dave Ogle
Steadicam Operator
Tora Eff
Assistant Costume Designer
Jami Villers
Costume Design
Elissa Ruminer
Hair Department Head, Key Makeup Artist
Amy L. Forsythe
Makeup Department Head
Toby Sells
Prosthetic Designer
Raymond Park
Sound Effects Editor
Demetri Evdoxiadis
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Polczinski
Production Sound Mixer
Zack Goldsborough
Sound Recordist
Tasha Ann Ladwig
Boom Operator
Matt Ware
Chief Lighting Technician, Gaffer
Wayne Beauchamp
Special Effects Coordinator
Aaron Worman
Special Effects Makeup Artist
May Satsuki Asai
Visual Effects
Heather McIntosh
Original Music Composer
Emily Blevins
Set Decoration
Becca Brooks Morrin
Set Dresser
J. Ryan McCleney
Set Designer
Isaac Harrison
Still Photographer
Brett Durbin
Script Supervisor
Hunter Zieske
Electrician
Zach Erwin
Electrician
Eliot Brown
Best Boy Electric
Ross Kohnstam
Stunts
Dan Mast
Stunt Driver
Heather Bonomo
Stunt Driver
Steve Terada
Stunt Driver
Nick DeKay
Stunt Driver
John Ross
Utility Stunts
Mindy Kelly
Stunt Coordinator, Fight Choreographer
Josh Fried
Stunt Double
T. Ryan Mooney
Stunt Double
Nikki Stanley
Stunt Double
Eli Kleinsmith
Property Master
Daniel Williamson
Best Boy Grip
Tyler Buchholz
Key Grip
Seth Ware
Grip
Jared Hardy
Digital Imaging Technician
Casey Curtiss
Digital Compositor
Chad Blevins
Art Direction
Gregory Sheppard
Graphic Designer
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